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2024-25 Off Season Incidents

Apey

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He will be in for a civil case even if the legal one is woefully under penalised.
 

Mick Benson

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No, I'm just telling you what the maximum penalties are.

$2,200 and/or 9 months for a first offence
Agreed, if the charge is under the Road Transport Act:

The reports I have seen say 'negligent' rather than 'dangerous', but the press don't exactly have an eye for detail with these things.

If the actual charge is dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm under the Crimes Act, that's max 7 years, or 11 years if it's aggravated:
 

Wb1234

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Because he allegedly backed out in to another cars path, causing the accident?
“The report states that police will allege 21-year-old Smith was edging out of his driveway, where his view was obstructed by a parked truck, when another car hit him, and pushed him into a male pedestrian.

The man is understood to have suffered a serious injury to his foot as a result.”

How’s a foot injury gbh anyway lol
 

Valheru

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“The report states that police will allege 21-year-old Smith was edging out of his driveway, where his view was obstructed by a parked truck, when another car hit him, and pushed him into a male pedestrian.

The man is understood to have suffered a serious injury to his foot as a result.”

How’s a foot injury gbh anyway lol
Broken bones can be considered GBH

This is a perfect example of why one should wait for more details before wanting the guy put in jail. On that report, this is a pure accident and a big pile of nothing.
 

Apey

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“The report states that police will allege 21-year-old Smith was edging out of his driveway, where his view was obstructed by a parked truck, when another car hit him, and pushed him into a male pedestrian.

The man is understood to have suffered a serious injury to his foot as a result.”
Yes, I read the article. The person backing out is at fault in that situation.

How’s a foot injury gbh anyway lol
Well, have a think about it.
 

Wb1234

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Broken bones can be considered GBH

This is a perfect example of why one should wait for more details before wanting the guy put in jail. On that report, this is a pure accident and a big pile of nothing.
Absolutely agreed

Judging by the initial report it sounded so bad

Cops must have a lot of time on their hands
 

Apey

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Absolutely agreed

Judging by the initial report it sounded so bad

Cops must have a lot of time on their hands
The alleged actions that led to it might not sound so bad, but that is why he's been charged with negligent driving and not dangerous. The end result is still pretty bad.


According to reports from the Herald, the incident occurred in March when Smith was reversing out of his driveway and was hit by an oncoming car, forcing him to drive over a pedestrian's foot.

"About 7.30am on Wednesday 13 March 2024, emergency services were called to Old South Head Road, Vaucluse, following reports of a multi-vehicle crash," a NSW police statement given to the Herald said.

"Officers attached to Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command arrived and found an Audi sedan, Toyota SUV and Mazda SUV had collided after the driver of the Audi, a 21-year-old man, allegedly failed to give way.

"NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 38-year-old man at the scene for serious foot injuries before taking him to St Vincent's Hospital.

"Following investigations, on Tuesday 10 September 2024, a 21-year-old man was issued a future court attendance notice and charged with negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm."
 

Trifili13

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Probably just a fine. That's what Rooster's players normally get at the NRL judiciary at least for the first few times they are charged, unless it becomes "too many times".
 

Mick Benson

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Broken bones can definitely be GBH.

Can probably disregard what I wrote above about the Crimes Act, doubt that would be the charge.

I had to laugh at the journo writing ‘gravely injured’, which is not the same thing at all.
 

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